Biology B.Sc., Gymnasium and Gesamtschule Teacher at RWTH Aachen University

Biology is the science of living nature. It investigates how living things are built and how they function at different levels (cells, organism, ecosystems) in their specific physical and chemical surroundings. Biology has gained importance as an applied science in the past years based on classic disciplines of special and general biology such as botany, zoology, microbiology, morphology, systematics, celluar biology, developmental biology, physiology, and ecology.

Faculty: Department of Biology in the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter Semester  |  Location: Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

The disciplinary modules deal with basic content and methods of general and organic chemistry, plant and animal morphology, genetics, cellular biology, plant, animal, and human physiology, microbiology, bionics, biotechnology, and ecology, from which selected focuses are expanded in another module - including through a multi-day trip.

Career pathways

You can find information from the NRW Ministry of Schools about the career prospects for various fields of teaching on the website Job Prospects (de) . Since your Bachelor degree opens up various futher education possibilities, you can - depending on your subject combination - persue other Master's programs.

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